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The Tracklayer San Leandro, California

by: C. L. Best Gas Traction Co.

Publication date: 1917

Topics: californiarevealed

Collection: ucdavisvideo; californiarevealed; americana

Language: English

Rights: Public domain. No restrictions on use.

Description: Daniel Best and his son, Clarence Leo (C. L.) created steam, diesel and gas-powered tractors in San Leandro. In their work, Making Traks authors Ed and Sue Claessen state: Ford is to automobiles what Best is to tractors. In 1925, the Holt Manufacturing Company and C. L. Best Tractor Co. merged to form the Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Collection URL: Floyd Hal Higgins Collection

Call Number: D-056 16:28

Contact Information: University of California Davis, Department of Special Collections, 100 N.W. Quad, Shields Library, 1st Floor, Davis, CA, 95616, Telephone: (530) 752-1621, Email: kcmiller@ucdavis.edu